Alexandra Nowlin

As a marketing assistant for the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, Alexandra Nowlin promotes and writes about groundbreaking research taking place at the center. She recently earned a degree in communication studies at the University of Michigan.

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Building an Ultrasound System to Detect Secondary Brain Injury

Galvanized by a unique funding opportunity, a cross-disciplinary team of an engineer and emergency medicine physicians combined forces to combat traumatic brain injury.

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Just Breathe: New Device Diagnoses Lung Diseases Using Breath

Read how by bringing chromatography technology bedside has made detecting acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other life threatening lung diseases dramatically easier.

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Good Vibrations: How a New Device Could Help ICU Patients Avoid Atrophy and Other Risks

A potential solution to help get immobile bodies moving? A vibrating device to activate muscles — fulfilling a key part of a patient’s recovery while in intensive care.